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Ordinance No. J~ 0
AN ORDINANCE INCREASING THE ESTIMATED RECEIPTS AND APPROPRIATIONS IN THE
SPECIAL TRUST FUND, GATES COMPUTER LABS, IN THE AMOUNT OF $75,000 00 FROM
AVAILABLE FUNDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF FUNDING COMPUTER LABS AT COOL AND BOLD
AND ONE PORTABLE TEACHING LAB TO EXPAND PUBLIC ACCESS TO INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGIES, PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, MAKING THIS ORDINANCE
CUMULATIVE OF PRIOR ORDINANCES, REPEALING ALL PRIOR ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT
HEREWITH, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS:
SECTION 1
That in addition to those amounts allocated to the various City departments for the Fiscal Year 1997-98 and in the Budget of
the City Manager, there shall also be increased estimated receipts and appropriations in the Special Trust Fund, Gates
Computer Labs, in the amount of $75,000.00 from available funds for the purpose of funding computer labs at COOL and
BOLD and one portable teaching lab to expand public access to information technologies.
SECTION 2.
That should any portion, section or part of a section of this ordinance be declared invalid, inoperative or void for any reason by
a court of competent jurisdiction, such decision, opinion or judgment shall in no way impair the remaining portions, sections,
or parts of sections of this ordinance, which said remaining provisions shall be and remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 3
That this ordinance shall be cumulative of Ordinance No. 13111 and all other ordinances and appropriations amending the
same except in those instances where the provisions of this ordinance are in direct conflict with such other ordinances and
appropriations, in which instance said conflicting provisions of said prior ordinances and appropriations are hereby expressly
repealed.
SECTION 4
This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and effect and after the date of its passage, and it is so ordained.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
Assistant City Att ic~a'ey
3- 23- 9~
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Adopted
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City of Fort Worth, Texas
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DATE REFERENCE NUMBER LOG NAME PAGE
3/31 /98 **G-12174 84GATES 1 of 1
SUBJECT APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE AND EXPENDITURE APPROVAL OF FUNDS IN THE
SPECIAL LIBRARY TRUST FUND, GATES COMPUTER LABS
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council
1 Authorize the Fort Worth Public Library to apply for and if awarded, authorize the City Manager to
execute a grant contract with the Gates Library Foundation for the City to receive a total of $75,000
for public access computer labs at Caville Opportunity Outreach Library (COOL) and Butler
Outreach Library Division (BOLD) and one portable teaching lab, and
2. Adopt the attached appropriation ordinance increasing estimated receipts and appropriations by
$75,000 in the Special Trust Fund, Gates Computer Labs from available funds, and
3 Approve the expenditure of $75,000 from the Special Trust Fund to purchase goods and services in
support of the Gates Computer Labs.
DISCUSSION
The Fort Worth Public Library is a primary recipient of funds from the Gates Library Foundation through
their Urban Library Leadership Grants to support public access to computers and the Internet. Fort
Worth Public Library will develop computer labs at BOLD and COOL to expand public access to
information technologies, and a third portable teaching lab to develop skills among library staff in
effective use of this technology Fort Worth Public Library is one of the initial recipients of funding from
the Gates Library Foundation, established in 1997 to improve access to information technologies and
the Internet in low income areas.
ON/CERTIFICATION
FISCAL INFORMATI
The Director of Fiscal Services certifies that upon approval of the attached appropriation ordinance and
receipt of funds, funds will be available in the current operating budget, as appropriated, of the Special
Trust Fund Gates Computer Lab Project.
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